Public Establishment of Television (, ), abbreviated as EPTV, is a state-owned company that manages the activity of television in
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
, going from production to broadcasting.
It is the oldest broadcasting service in the country. It currently operates an eponymous television network
TV1, eight television channels –
TV2,
TV3,
TV4 Tamazight,
Coran TV5,
TV6,
TV7,
TV8,
TV9.
EPTV is an active member of the
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; , UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the ...
(EBU) and
Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU). It is also a shareholder in
Euronews SA.
Network and programming
TV1
TV1 is the first Algerian general public network of Public Establishment of Television group (EPTV in
French), has started to broadcast its programs on 24 December 1956 during the
French colonial period in Algeria. It is one of the most important television channels in Algeria. It produces entertainment and variety programs, in addition to several Algerian series and films.
TV2
EPTV was the only television channel until 1994, when French-speaking Canal Algérie (now TV2) was created.
TV2 is available in Europe on
Eutelsat
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satellite service (Hotbird and Astra).
It is also available on French
Numericable, Monaco
MC Cable cable television services, Orange TV and Freebox.
TV3
On 5 July 2001, EPTV launched a new Arabic language channel for the
Arab world
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to give an institutional image of Algeria. On 28 October 2015, the channel has started broadcasting its programs in HD.
TV4
On 18 March 2009, EPTV launched a new
Berber language
The Berber languages, also known as the Amazigh languages or Tamazight, are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They comprise a group of closely related but mostly mutually unintelligible languages spoken by Berber communities, who ar ...
channel called TV4, also referred to as Tamazight TV. The channel offers programs in
Kabyle,
Chaoui,
Tumzabt,
Chenoui and
Tuareg
The Tuareg people (; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym, depending on variety: ''Imuhaɣ'', ''Imušaɣ'', ''Imašeɣăn'' or ''Imajeɣăn'') are a large Berber ethnic group, traditionally nomadic pastoralists, who principally inhabit th ...
.
TV5
On 18 March 2009, EPTV launched a new
Religious
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channel called TV5, also referred to as Coran TV.
TV6
On 26 March 2020, EPTV launched a new channel called TV6. The channel is aimed primarily at families and absorbed the content that was formerly carried by TV3 before becoming a predominantly news channel.
TV7
On 19 May 2020, EPTV launched an educational channel called TV7. Before then, educational programming was carried on TV6.
TV8
On 12 October 2020, EPTV launched a new channel called TV8.
TV9
On 26 May 2022, EPTV launched a new channel called TV9. The channel covers proceedings from the Algerian parliament.
Programming
Télévision Algérienne programs consist of informing, educating and distracting by broadcasting all reports, programs and programs relating to national, regional, local and international life, as well as current issues and problems.
Series
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100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd''
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Khatoon''
Animes
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Chibi Maruko-chan''
Sport
Multi-sport event
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Olympic Games
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Diamond League
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The inaugural season was ...
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Football
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Ligue 1 Mobilis''
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Algerian Cup''
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Algeria national football team
The Algeria national football team () represents Algeria in men's international Association football, football, and is governed by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays their home matches at the Stade du 5 Juillet, 5 July Stadium in ...
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Africa Cup of Nations
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CAF Champions League
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CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football football team, club competition established in 2004 and organized by Confederation of African Football, CAF ...
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Handball
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Algerian Handball Championship''
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Algerian Handball Cup''
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Algeria men's national handball team'' matches
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African Men's Handball Championship''
Basketball
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Algerian Basketball Cup''
Further reading
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See also
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Television in Algeria
References
External links
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ENTV officialon
YouTube
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